Quinn For HOF, Daboll The Next Air Coryell, Stuckey The Next Rice

Brady Quinn is the second coming of Tom Brady after his 300 yard, four touchdown performance against the Lions.

Brian Daboll is being favorably compared to Don Coryell after the Cleveland Browns offense scored a whopping 35 points in the game (24 points in less than 12 minutes in the first quarter).

Chansi Stuckey is the perfect second option, playmaking wide receiver the Browns franchise has been looking for.

Let’s be real honest here. None of the aforementioned sentences are true.

What we saw was a mirage that would be a mistake for anyone to take as reality.

The Detroit Lions have allowed more points than any team in football and they showed why on Sunday. Blown coverages, bad tackling, and overall confusion from defensive backs have been a staple of the Lions’ defense for years.

It would be wise to take a step back and analyze exactly how the Browns managed to score 37 points in a game before we start building a bust for Brady Quinn in Canton—and we start calling Brian Daboll the next hot head coaching candidate.

After all, we have seen those same big numbers out of Derek Anderson and we all know how that turned out.

Quinn threw touchdown strikes of 59 and 40 yards to Mohamed Massaquoi and Chansi Stuckey early in the game.

On both, Massaquoi and Stuckey broke completely free when the Lions defensive backfield bit on play action fakes. Good defenses do not let that happen twice in a season, let alone twice in a game.

The third touchdown was set up by an interception return by Eric Wright which gave the Browns first and goal field position at the six yard line.

The fourth touchdown pass was a two-yarder to Michael Gaines, who forced his way into the endzone by the shear force of his weight. That touchdown was set up by a series of short runs, short passes, and a Detroit offsides penalty which kept the drive alive.

Granted, it was nice to see some life from an offense that was non-existent for nine games. At least it made the game ‘watchable’ (which is something I could not have predicted when two dreadfully woeful football teams lined up for kick-off).

But before we start getting too comfortable with the play-calling of Daboll and the passing of Quinn, we should keep a mindful eye on the fact that the Lions defense is atrocious.

The Lions surrendered 10 plays of 20 or more yards the week earlier. The fact that the Browns managed two is not cause for a ticker tape parade.

All this game did is set up a future date with the Oakland Raiders in what I will less-than-affectionately dub as "The Draft Bowl."